Taco Night

These tacos (Chipotle and Beer marinated Seitan and Potato) are from the October 2009 VegNews. The recipe is by Terry Hope Romero and I imagine it would be included in her latin cookbook due next year (working title: Viva Vegan!). These are really fabulous; the flavors are amazing. Next time I will double the amount of chipotle though, these were nowhere near spicy enough for me.

The seitan marinates while the potatoes roast, and then both get cooked up for the main filling. We served them up taco bar style with all the fixin's: lettuce, tomato, cilantro, refried beans, hot sauce, and Tofutti Better then Sour Cream. These are messy, but they're lick your fingers good!

Vegan Giveaways!

There have been a plethora of giveaways for cookbooks and treats recently. Just thought I'd clue you in to some that are still open so you could give it a shot!

From VegNews: Marshmallow Ghosts from Sweet and Sara



Enter to win here. Sweet and Sara marshmallows were the first I had after becoming vegan; I first tried them just a few months ago. They made me very happy, they're so good.

Next up, a plethora of cookbooks:

Go Dairy Free and My Sweet Vegan: Passionate About Desserts here. I don't own either of these books, but based on Hannah Kaminsky's blog (she contributed to GDF and wrote MSV), I'm sure they're both great.
















Robin Robertson's new tome 1000 Vegan Recipes is available here from PETA. Again, I don't own this one; it's pretty new. There is some great food porn from it here though. There are also a few recipes on Robin's site.



Also from PETA, The Conscious Cook is up for grabs. This won "Cookbook of the Year" from VegNews magazine and is both highly rated and a top-seller on Amazon. I just recently acquired this one. I have not yet made anything from it but some of Tal's dishes certainly look amazing; his dishes are certainly ones that will impress vegans and non-vegans alike.



Some of these are ending quite soon, so make haste. Good Luck!